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that of being the first car foreman, rip track foreman, and engine carpenter. His interest in civic affairs was keen and he was voted a member of the town board, member of the school board, and later, mayor. His wife and other women were responsible for the opening of the first Protestant church in the community, the same Methodist church which is operating today. The engine house at that time had as its general foreman Lou Richardson. Dan Malone, whose headquarters were in Salt Lake City, was master mechanic. Labor laws were scarcely heard of and the existence of the federal law which requires all workers to cease work after 16 consecutive hours hadn't put in its appearance as yet. It was largely a matter of working until such a time as the job was completed before retiring, despite the fact of body fatigue. It was following such a siege of work, which began in the early morning and ended not until 2 a. m. the following morning, that Mr. Cottrell learned that his small daughter Della had been run over by a train while the little girl was en route to get milk for the family, with the result of her having one arm and one leg severed from her small body. The switch crew nor the engineer, Bert Husbands, hadn't seen the little 6-year-old girl climb under the ballast car before the move was made. There were no facilities to care for the critically injured child at Milford, so it was quickly decided to take her to Salt Lake City for treatment. They were to travel by caboose hop the entire way, a distance of over 200 miles. The same engine upon which Mr. Cottrell had worked until the early morning hours was chosen to pull the caboose. The engine was No. 2222, an engine recently arrived from the Southern Pacific Railroad. This engine, plus a caboose, comprised the train. All traffic was sidetracked for the injured child. At Trent, one hour and forty minutes was lost while water had to be taken, since a fire had to be built and steam brought to bear for the pumps. The time involved making the entire trip from Milford to Salt Lake was nine hours. Today, Della Cottrell is happily married to Conductor Lee Gray, has two children, and with the aid of an artificial limb nego-

that of being the first car foreman, rip track foreman, and engine carpenter. His interest in civic affairs was keen and he was voted a member of the town board, member of the school board, and later, mayor. His wife and other women were responsible for the opening of the first Protestant church in the community, the same Methodist church which is operating today. The engine house at that time had as its general foreman Lou Richardson. Dan Malone, whose headquarters were in Salt Lake City, was master mechanic. Labor laws were scarcely heard of and the existence of the federal law which requires all workers to cease work after 16 consecutive hours hadn't put in its appearance as yet. It was largely a matter of working until such a time as the job was completed before retiring, despite the fact of body fatigue. It was following such a siege of work, which began in the early morning and ended not until 2 a. m. the following morning, that Mr. Cottrell learned that his small daughter Della had been run over by a train while the little girl was en route to get milk for the family, with the result of her having one arm and one leg severed from her small body. The switch crew nor the engineer, Bert Husbands, hadn't seen the little 6-year-old girl climb under the ballast car before the move was made. There were no facilities to care for the critically injured child at Milford, so it was quickly decided to take her to Salt Lake City for treatment. They were to travel by caboose hop the entire way, a distance of over 200 miles. The same engine upon which Mr. Cottrell had worked until the early morning hours was chosen to pull the caboose. The engine was No. 2222, an engine recently arrived from the Southern Pacific Railroad. This engine, plus a caboose, comprised the train. All traffic was sidetracked for the injured child. At Trent, one hour and forty minutes was lost while water had to be taken, since a fire had to be built and steam brought to bear for the pumps. The time involved making the entire trip from Milford to Salt Lake was nine hours. Today, Della Cottrell is happily married to Conductor Lee Gray, has two children, and with the aid of an artificial limb nego-